Fasting

[ColinJ]

I find a protein rich breakfast keeps me full till lunch.:
2 dry fry eggs plus 2 fat free medallions of back bacon = 200 caloiries
banana and apple for lunch = 200 calories
tonight was a tomato and lentil soup = 200 calories

I'm going to have another go at making some veggie soup, but will have to try and stick to a recipe or it will just end up as one of my veggie curries again!

One thing I've noticed is that I look forward to my porridge 5 mornings a week now, rather than thinking "Boring old porridge again!"

 

[The Jogger]

A big thread going on in mumsnet of all places , which even gets referred to in Michael Mosley's book. They also have a recipe thread going which this is it

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/big_slim_whatever_weight_loss_club/1567814-5-2-Fast-day-recipe-ideas

 

[Dirtlover2005]

ColinJ - I like the idea of the calorie chart. I must admit I'm guesstimating a lot at the moment or working on the information on the ingredients.
Does anyone use an online calorie counter? I found one or two but they were on websites that you needed to subscribe to.

 

[Hitchington]

Today is not a fasting day for me but I have not grazed or snacked at all.

Good stuff! I find that doing the fasting days has kind of reprogrammed my mind to resist snacking (eating for the sake of it) on sugary foods during my feast days.

 

[Dirtlover2005]

Good link there Jogger

 

[The Jogger]

ColinJ - I like the idea of the calorie chart. I must admit I'm guesstimating a lot at the moment or working on the information on the ingredients.
Does anyone use an online calorie counter? I found one or two but they were on websites that you needed to subscribe to.

My fitness pal , you might have to register but the database is excellent.

 

[Dirtlover2005]

Cool, thanks Jogger. I'll have a look

 

[The Jogger]

Just completed fast day number two for the week, day three Saturday as today was really easy. Also out for dinner with office tomorrow so bound to gain a bit.

 

[Dirtlover2005]

The wifey bought the book off Amazon (£3.85 delivered!) - it came today. She had her nose in it all morning by makes very interesting reading by all accounts.

 

[The Jogger]

Read it, it was good, that is a bargain. Third fast nearly over this week, next one Monday.....

 

[Scoosh]

The wifey bought the book off Amazon (£3.85 delivered!) - it came today. She had her nose in it all morning by makes very interesting reading by all accounts.

Likewise here !

 

[jazzkat]

Mrs Jazzkat has been doing this now for a couple of weeks and has taken to it. I think it has helped that she's found colleagues at work are doing it or have started since they found out that she was doing it. I believe one of her work colleagues is a case study in Dr Mosely's book!
Mrs JK has downloaded the book on her kindle, I must have a read myself.
I am a serious grazer/nibbler and can go through chocolate and beer like a good un, but recently I've been very restrained. I actually had two glasses of red wine on Friday night and felt I'd had enough, normally I'd just finish the bottle!
My waist line is reducing back to where it was before my accident so I'll soon be able to get back into my work trousers
This definitely seems to be becoming a very popular way to eat.

 

[Dirtlover2005]

Yesterday was the first this week - soup for lunch then chicken breast and veggies for tea. The good lady had made a roasted tomato, red onion & pepper combo with a few herbs- added a bit of moisture :-)
Not really hungry this morning but toast and peanut butter is on offer

 

[The Jogger]

Took my blood pressure yesterday from being borderline high in Nov to 122/76 good improvement.

 

[ColinJ]

I lost nearly 2 stone last summer when I got seriously ill, but then put 1/2 stone back on when I started to recover and got my appetite back.

After a couple of weeks of the 5:2 'fast diet' my weight is now nearly back to where it was when I came out of hospital.

I'm finding this regime very easy to stick to. I'm being slightly more careful with portion sizes on the 5 normal days, but otherwise eating what I like, including occasional treats like the Snickers bar that I had last night.

I'm not finding the fasting days difficult because I'm eating big salads which are low in calories but high in nutrition and are bulky, so they are pretty filling. I settled into the new routine quite easily and when it was disrupted by a birthday curry, I simply brought my fasting day forward 24 hours to prepare for it.

I went from obese to very fat to fat last year and I am getting close to being able to call myself merely 'flabby' now. I reckon by the summer I should be approaching 'slim' and looking more like my avatar again, only with greyer hair and less of it!

If only the damn clots and their aftermath would clear up, I'd be back on my bike and the weight would be falling off. The 5:2 'fasting' regime still gets the thumbsup from me!